Melrose Obituaries

Published October 30, 2020

NORTH READING — Margaret Eggert, of Hawley, formerly of Melrose, Mass., and Montreal, Quebec, Canada, left us unexpectedly due to heart failure five days shy of her 79th birthday.

She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Montreal. She attended Sir Roger Williams College in Montreal. While traveling in Europe…

Published October 23, 2020

DANVERS — Mildred V. “Dolly” (Christianson) Tobey passed away at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers on October 14, 2020. She was 85 years of age.

Dolly was born in Somerville on November 28, 1934. She was raised in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School. She lived in Cambridge…

Published October 23, 2020

Nettie June (Graves) Amazeen, a resident of Lowell and formerly 73-year resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at age 97.

June was born in Malden on July 10, 1923, one of nine children of the late Ernest R. Graves and Elsie (Parsons) Babcock. She was raised in…

Published October 23, 2020

PEABODY — Henry A. Cerasoli, of Brooksby Village, Peabody, died on October 16, 2020.

He was the beloved husband of the late Angela (DeChiara) Cerasoli and dear father of Andrea Cacciola and her husband Steven of Saugus. Brother of Natalie Saladino of North Reading and Peter Cerasoli of Revere.Brother-in-law of the…

Published October 23, 2020

READING — Helene M. Quinn, 100, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11 at the Sawtelle Family Hospice in Reading.

She was born in Cambridge, MA on December 22, 1919 to the late Owen and Mary Veronica Quinn. Helene was predeceased by her six siblings: Madelyn…

Published October 23, 2020

MELROSE — Roy J. Moore, 67, a life-long resident of Melrose, passed away at home on Sunday October 18, 2020 after a short but courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the people he loved most — his family.

He was born on April 22, 1953 in Revere, graduated from Melrose High…

Published October 16, 2020

MELROSE — Lorraine Mary Lucy Bruno (Robichaud), 89, of North Andover, formerly of Melrose, died peacefully at home with her husband by her side on Oct. 6, 2020.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years and best friend, Pasquale E. Bruno. She was the loving mother of Patrick M…

Published October 16, 2020

MELROSE — Civita “Tina” Cavicchio, 107, longtime Melrose resident, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Lynnfield.

Born on Nov. 5, 1912, in Somerville, she was one of seven children of the late Anthony and Rose (Mitrano) Bertocci. At the age of 8, she and…

Published October 16, 2020

MELROSE — Thomas O. “Tod” Dargan, 72, of Melrose, died at MelroseWakefield Hospital on Oct. 8, 2020.

Tod was the beloved husband of Jane M. (Laskey) Dargan. Loving father of Seth R. Dargan and Katie Kelley and her husband Peter and the late Andrew Dargan, all of Melrose. Cherished grandfather of…

Published October 16, 2020

MELROSE — Loretta A. (Patula) Keohan, 88, a longtime resident of Melrose, passed away at her home on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.

Loretta was born a Coal Miner’s Daughter on Nov. 17, 1931, in Thomas Mills, Pa., to the late Thomas F. and Edna E. (Shick) Patula. She graduated in 1949…

Published October 9, 2020

MELROSE — Paul F. Lassiter, 79, a 50-year resident of Melrose, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020.

Paul was born on Dec. 22, 1940, one of four children of the late Atlas and Jeanette (Day) Lassiter. He was raised in Everett, graduated from Everett High School as…

Published October 9, 2020

MELROSE — Edna G. (Duggan) LaFarge, 89, passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2020, surrounded by her loving family.

Edna was born and raised in Somerville, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Leo. They moved to Malden and raised five daughters. Over the next 47 years of marriage…